Washington Unemployment Data

Unemployment vs. Labor Force in Washington (1990 - Present)

This interactive graph shows the number of unemployed workers in Washington on the x axis compared with the size of the workforce on the y axis. The size and color of the markers change to show increases and decreases in the unemployment rate.

The monthly data points quickly shift in late 2008/early 2009, as the recession took hold and hit home following Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy filing and the credit crisis.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Washington peaked at 9.5% in March, 2010.